FARMINGTON — A former Jay man accused of killing his girlfriend in 2017 is expected to enter a plea of not criminally responsible by reason of insanity, according to a procedural court order issued Monday. James “Ted” Sweeney, 58, is charged with murder in the death of Wendy Douglass, 51, on July 11, 2017, at […]
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Wiscasset woman accused of killing girl, 4, wants statements thrown out
A Wiscasset woman charged with murder in the death of a 4-year-old girl in her care is asking a judge to throw out statements she made to law enforcement. Shawna Gatto, 43, will appear in a Rockland court Thursday morning for a hearing on motions by her attorney. She has pleaded not guilty to depraved […]
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Medical examiner says Iowa student died from stab wounds
BROOKLYN, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa college student who was allegedly abducted by a stranger while running last month in a small town died from stab wounds, a medical examiner says. Authorities announced Thursday that preliminary autopsy results from the state medical examiner’s office show 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts was the victim of a homicide who […]
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OOB man’s request for less prison time for grandmother’s murder denied
ALFRED — An Old Orchard Beach man serving a life sentence for murdering his grandmother in 2012 was denied his request for a reduced sentence. Derek Poulin, 29, appeared in York County Superior Court last month to ask Justice John O’Neil to reconsider the sentence handed down in 2015. Poulin’s attorney, Chris Nielsen, argued that […]
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Auburn man who murdered wife in 1979 charged with fatal Lewiston stabbing
LEWISTON — Police have charged 76-year-old Albert Flick with murder in connection with the stabbing death of Kimberly Dobbie on Sunday morning in Lewiston. Flick was convicted of killing his wife in 1979, also by stabbing. He was sentenced to serve 30 years in prison and was released Oct. 6, 2000. According to the Department […]
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Hampden woman died of multiple gunshot wounds, Maine State Police say
An autopsy conducted Saturday in a Hampden murder investigation has concluded that the victim died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds, Maine State Police said Saturday. Philip Clark, 55, of 557 Kennebec Road in Hampden, was charged with murder Friday in the death of the woman who lived in the same building, according to […]
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Man charged with murder in death of woman at Hampden home
HAMPDEN — A man was charged with murder Friday in the death of a woman with whom he shared a home in Hampden. Maine State Police arrested Philip Clark, 55, at his home at 557 Kennebec Road, where the woman’s body was found. An autopsy is scheduled for Saturday on the body of the woman […]
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Victim’s family says ‘Rot in hell’ to man headed to prison for killing Augusta man
AUGUSTA — For his role in the fatal beating and drug robbery of Joseph Marceau, of Augusta, a New York man will spend 30 years in prison and four years on probation. Aubrey Armstrong, 29, of Far Rockaway, Queens, New York, was sentenced Friday at the Capital Judicial Center on his convictions for felony murder […]
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Man who killed grandmother with golf club, wrench and knife seeks reduced sentence
ALFRED — A convicted killer’s life sentence for the murder of his grandmother is too severe, his attorney said Tuesday, arguing that the crime wasn’t “the worst of the worst.” Derek Poulin, 29, is asking the court to reduce his life sentence for murder and a concurrent 30-year sentence for arson. When he was 23, […]
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Woman charged with murdering daughter loses bid to have state prosecutors taken off case
The state’s highest court ruled Tuesday that state attorneys may continue to prosecute the case of a woman accused of beating her 10-year-old daughter to death. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court dismissed the appeal filed on behalf of Sharon Carrillo. Carrillo and her husband, Julio Carrillo, 51, are accused of beating 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy to […]